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In response to "Well this is a horrifying thread. (ICE genocide) -- (link)" by Beryllium

Hyperbolic nonsense like “ICE genocide” makes me not want to care.

Posted by Mop (aka rburriel) May 15 '20, 20:49

Overly dramatic narratives told in Twitter threads don’t help. If this is something that’s happening, then it needs to be reported, no doubt. Lawyers should be filing injunctions. Or we can all just be howling monkeys on Twitter.

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One reason I try not to use the word “genocide” is that it always leads to arguments like “well, it’s evil but the important thing here is that it’s - Roger More May 15, 21:11
UN definition of genocide includes: Forcibly transferring children of the group to another group. -- (link) - TWuG May 15, 20:59 2
- And, by definition, these are concentration camps. -- nm - Mop May 15, 21:01 1
  - Option 2 is for the children to be removed from their parents. The choices are pestilence or genocide. And it's not hyperbole. -- nm - Beryllium May 15, 21:06

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Hyperbolic nonsense like “ICE genocide” makes me not want to care.

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